Yes, you need some skill here. You must create a sense of togetherness and belongingness but don’t let anyone take advantage of it. That is a skill.You must not get carried away with your emotions but must use your intellect too. ...

It is okay, they are not in opposition. You should have balance in life. Work hard, earn money, save it and save some time for meditation.People who are ambitious, who work hard and make money, don’t forget to brush their teeth or eat their fo ...

Do you all drive cars here in Bahrain? Yes! When you drive a car what do you do? You look at the side mirrors, rear view mirror and you look in the windshield as well. How do you balance all three?You can’t say, 'I will only look at the re ...

Balance things. Don’t scare anybody. You need to balance life. Make people understand.
This (The Art of Living) is not abnormal, this is a normal life; to be happy, to be centered and to spread the message of joy and happiness. We need to improv ...

Then drop the spiritual path; be efficient in your working place.
Why do you want to do something that would make you inefficient? The spiritual path is meant to make you more efficient. If it is making you inefficient, just wash your hands off. Say ‘Bye ...

Do you know how to ride a bicycle? Exactly like that!
When you want to have balance, you will definitely have it. Just this thought, 'I want to balance my life', is good enough. You are already moving in that direction.
Now when this question ari ...

A Sanyasi is not running away from responsibility, it is taking more responsibility. It is like taking responsibility of the whole world, that is what a Sanyasi is. Just now I was telling to our Ashramites (people who stay at ...

Do you know how to ride a bicycle? How do you balance it? Balance your life in the same way. Take both of them together in life.
When the focus is too much on spirituality, I will say that you need to take care of the responsibilities at home. If ...

Yes, be in your nature, don't be unnatural. What is not in your nature, do not project that. But that does not mean you be foolish, okay!
Let us say you are attending a funeral and you feel like dancing. You think, ‘Gurudev said be natural’, and so yo ...